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How to Solve the Toefl test Question : – Incomplete Sentences

Question Example:

01. Violence on American campuses has abated ______ .
A. after 1970
B. in 1970
C. for 1970
D. since 1970

The answer of question is D ( Since 1970). The explanation is as follows:
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The difference between “Do you” and “Are you”

A non English speaker learning English is often confused in using Do you or Are you in yes/no question. Indonesian learners, for example, often make yes/no questions as follows: Read More….

Present Tense Using Verbs

Present tense is used to express general facts and daily activities. There are two types of verbs used in present tense. They are Verb + s/es, and Verb without s/es.

A. Verb + s/es
Verb +s/es is used for the subjects She, He, It, Singular Noun, and Uncountable Noun. Look at the examples below: Read More …..

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“Is he…..” or “Was he….” ?

“Is” and “was” are to be which are used with the subjects “She”, “he”, “it”, “that”, “singular noun” ( such as my mother, his father, my book, and so on), and “uncountable noun” (such as milk, water, money etc.). Both of them are used in the sentence which does not verb. The difference between “is” and “was” is in the tense. “Is” is used in present tense and “was” is use in past tense. The pattern “Is he…” or “Was he…” is used in yes no questions. Look at the examples below:  Read more………

The complete use of to be is here